FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — AUG 14, 2013 – What’s not to like for kids, when the “Fun Barn” is in town at the Yolo County Fair in Woodland today through Aug.18? Free stuff, arts and crafts, and fun science projects abound at the Family Fun Barn. Daily themes range from “picnics” to “beaches” to “camp” [...]

FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER – The Recreation Center in Southport (next to River City High School on Raider Lane) offers the film “Wreck It Ralph” for its “Cinema at Sundown” program at sundown on June 27. For details, call 617-4770. Free to Rec Center pass holders. Others: $6 for adults, $4.50 for children and students. Swim [...]

FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER NEWSPAPER – The Food Bank of Yolo County plans to distribute 1,500 free Thanksgiving Meals this year. Distribution in West Sacramento will be on Nov. 17. Sign up by today — Friday, Nov. 9 — by calling (530) 668-0648. Those who sign up too late for the Thanksgiving meals will automatically [...]

FROM THE WEST SACRAMENTO NEWS-LEDGER – Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church will hold a “Super Fun Parking Lot Sale” on Sat, Aug. 11, from 8 a.m. to noon. Funds raised will help defray medical costs for the family of 7-year old Virginia Mochel, who is fighting leukemia. Small donations may also be delivered from [...]

The Camellia Symphony Orchestra will return to West Sacramento for its annual free family concert as well as a “Funshop” and “instrument petting zoo,” meant to introduce kids to orchestral instruments including strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion. The interactive music activities begin at 1 p.m. and the one-hour family concert begins at 2 p.m. on [...]

We used to live behind these ponds. When they were drained and graded there were hundreds of shad in them. My understanding is that they ARE linked to the deep water channel directly and serve as an outlet to the channel when rain fall is too high. I could be wrong, but that is what the construction guys told me. I have caught bass, catfish, shad and bluegil […]